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20891-01 - Lecture: The Image of the White in Southern Africa (Gastlehrauftrag der Carl Schlettwein-Stiftung) (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2008 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This introduction to the study of The Image of the White in Southern Africa will examine texts in English which portray the white man in Africa as he explores, penetrates and starts dominating the African continent. How does he picture himself, how is he perceived by the indigenous population? From David Livingstone, to Henry Morton Stanley, from Kurtz to Marlow, from Jan van Riebeeck to Ryder Haggard, from Cecil Rhodes to André Brink or J. M. Coetzee (just to mention a few names), we will see a varied portrait of the white man emerge as he colonizes unknown territories. |
| Bibliography | Texts will be available on the EVA-Server. |
| Admission requirements | none |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Interphilologisches Angebot: Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Bachelor's degree subject: Deutsche Philologie) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: German Literature) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: Modern German Literature) Modul Culture and Society (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul English & American Literature (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I) Modul Neuere Deutsche Literaturwissenschaft I (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Research Skills in English Linguistics or Literature (Master's degree subject: English) Weitere Lehrveranstaltungen für den Wahlbereich Geschlechterforschung (Bachelor's degree subject: Geschlechterforschung) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | t.b.a. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Englisches Seminar |